# Accident 19991002037659A: Cessna 172B, Wolfeboro, NH, October 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1999, 14:40 local time
- Place: Wolfeboro, NH
- Airport: Lakes Region Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5936° N, 71.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolfeboro, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5936&lon=-71.2116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6921X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6921X-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,352 total, 1,002 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991002037659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) AFTER PRACTICING MANEUVERS, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO DO ONE MORE TAKEOFF AND LANDING.  AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DITCHED THE AIRPLANE IN A LAKE.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, A MECHANIC, AND THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE; DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.                                          (-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 30 AT THE WOLFBORO, NH AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT 200 - 300 FEET.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANDE AND BANKED TO THE LEFT. HE CHECKED THE MIXTURE AND FUEL SELECTOR, BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RUN A COMPLETE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST.  HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND IN THE WATER AS CLOSE TO THE SHORELINE AS POSSIBLE.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA002), Oct 2, 1999: Cessna 172 (N6921X), Wolfeboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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